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AI Readiness for Higher Education Grant
Support for institutions to prepare for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in teaching, learning, assessment and administration.
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Programme C
Digital Transformation
Helping institutions use technology and AI well — strategically and responsibly.
Helping educational and public-benefit institutions adopt the digital systems, skills and strategies they need — from learning management systems and repositories to responsible use of AI.
Digital systems now shape how institutions teach, manage research, serve students and preserve knowledge. Many institutions, however, struggle with fragmented systems, limited in-house expertise and the cost of getting started — and the rapid arrival of artificial intelligence adds both opportunity and risk.
The Digital Transformation programme provides practical, vendor-neutral support: strategy, implementation of proven platforms such as learning management systems and DSpace repositories, digitisation and digital preservation, and readiness for the responsible use of AI in teaching, research and administration.
Objectives
- Support institutions to develop realistic digital transformation strategies
- Implement proven learning, repository and library systems
- Digitise and preserve institutional knowledge
- Build readiness for the ethical and effective use of AI
- Strengthen the digital skills of staff and students
Who it serves
- Universities, colleges and TVET institutions
- Academic libraries
- Professional bodies and PBOs
- Institutional leaders, ICT staff and educators
Typical activities
- Digital transformation strategy development
- LMS and DSpace implementation support
- Library digitisation and digital preservation
- AI readiness assessments and training
- Smart-classroom enablement
Available support
- Technical assistance and implementation support
- In-kind grants (platform set-up, hosting, digitisation)
- Capacity-building grants for staff training
Grant calls in this programme
Calls marked Coming soon are planned concepts: their value, dates and eligibility are published when they open.
Coming soonDigital Transformation & AI
AI for Research Capacity Grant
Training for researchers in the responsible use of AI tools across the research process — from literature review to data analysis.
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Coming soonTeaching & Learning
Academic Digital Content Development Grant
Support for institutions to develop quality digital course content — video, interactive and online learning materials.
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Coming soonLibraries & Repositories
Academic Library Digital Preservation Grant
Support for academic libraries to preserve digital collections for the long term — backup, formats, integrity checks and preservation policy.
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Coming soonLibraries & Repositories
DSpace Implementation Grant
Technical support to establish or upgrade a DSpace institutional repository to preserve and share research outputs.
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Coming soonResearch & Scholarly Publishing
Digital Book Distribution Grant
Support for authors and institutions to prepare academic books for digital distribution through legitimate channels and institutional repositories.
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Digital Transformation Strategy Grant
Technical assistance for institutions to develop a realistic, prioritised digital transformation strategy and roadmap.
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Coming soonDigital Transformation & AI
LMS Implementation Grant
Support for institutions to plan, implement and adopt a learning management system (LMS) for online and blended learning.
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Coming soonLibraries & Repositories
Library Digitization Grant
Support for academic libraries to digitise theses, dissertations, institutional publications and scholarly archives, and to make them preserved, searchable and accessible.
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Coming soonTeaching & Learning
Smart Classroom / Smart Board Grant
Support for institutions to equip teaching spaces with interactive smart boards and related technology, together with training so that educators use them effectively.
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